Artist Statement
I am interested in the line between kitsch and formalism, between stupid and smart, between abstract and representational. My current body of work started with a thought, “What if I was trapped in my home and tried to fashion paintings and drawings from material found at hand?” Using craft materials that have no grandeur attached to them I combine units employing movements influenced by the substances’ internal logic. The resulting works do not stop where they are – they hold a promise of growth, as if when you turn off the lights they will continue to knit or sew themselves a new extension.

These abstractions can laugh at themselves. They can smile at the way they hang limpidly from pegs on a wall or how they sweep onto the floor into a room wanting to continue forward. These abstractions are trying to snare the viewer in everyday moments– like when we drop the bowl of soup on the floor, or drape our coat on a rack. These are moments of studied carelessness.

Artist Bio / CV
Education

2007 MFA, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA2006 Tyler School of Art, Rome Campus2000 The University of the Arts (Philadelphia College of Art and Design), Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania Instructional One Certification, Art Education1999 BFA, The University of the Arts (Philadelphia College of Art and Design), Philadelphia, PA